ψίχα — meaning in English

English meaning

• crumb noun A tiny fragment of bread, cake, or similar food.
• pith noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

Senses

ψίχα is used for these senses in English:

• breadcrumb (chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
• crumb The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
• pith The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

crumb — full definition

1. noun A tiny fragment of bread, cake, or similar food.
2. verb To coat food with breadcrumbs, or to break something into small crumbs.

pith — full definition

1. noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
2. noun The albedo (“whitish inner portion of the rind”) of a citrus fruit.
3. noun Senses relating to humans and animals.
4. noun The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.

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